Abstract
Two-photon-pumped distributed feedback laser action of narrow linewidth output was demonstrated in zirconia waveguides doped with trans-4-[p-(N- hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridinium p-toluene sulfonate, a compound showing strong two-photon upconverted emission around 620 nm. Transient gratings were generated in the waveguides by crossing two nanosecond 1.06 μm beams. Operated at the third-order Bragg resonance condition, tunable narrow linewidth laser emission was observed from 618 to 640 nm by varying the intersection angle of the crossing beams around 61°. Tunable lasing at the second-order Bragg condition was also obtained when the zirconia waveguides were pumped at 532 nm.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-264 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Distributed feedback lasers
- Sol-gel
- Two-photon-pumped upconverted lasers
- Waveguides
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics